Letter to the Editor: Two things to do to prevent gun thefts from cars
After Tennessee legislators made it legal to store handguns in private vehicles with no requirement that the guns be stored securely, firearm thefts from vehicles have risen dramatically across Tennessee. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
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House Bill 1233 and Senate Bill 1029 — requiring people to attend a safety class if they fail to lock up guns in their vehicles or boats or if they don’t report gun thefts from a vehicle or boat within 24 hours — would be a small, but important, first step toward fixing the problem the Tennessee General Assembly created in 2021.
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